Microsoft will
be bringing octa-core processors and powerful graphics close to desktop-level
to Windows 10 smartphones and tablets soon, as per the description of a
Microsoft session at the upcoming GDC (Game Developers Conference) conference
on March 6. Also announced was native flac audio format support for Windows 10
smartphones and tablets in the future.
Titled
"Sustained Gaming Performance in Multi-Core Mobile Devices (Presented byMicrosoft)," the description of the
presentation clearly states that, "Windows 10 phones and tablets with 8
CPUs and very powerful GPUs are expected soon." Specific to gaming, the
session is for developers to learn how to design games that make use of the
powerful hardware without triggering the throttling required by mobile devices
with passive cooling. The post points to the release of flagship Windows 10
smartphones and tablets later this year, which fits in with a previous report that
pegged the next flagship to launch in September 2015.
It also fits in
with another report, that quotes the Director of Product Marketing for
Microsoft Mobile Devices, Ifi Majid, to say the
next Windows 10 flagship smartphone will arrive "later this summer".
The firm last week also added that not all Windows Phone smartphones will be
receiving the Windows 10 update. So far, only three handsets are confirmed for
the OS update are Lumia 435, the
selfie-happy Lumia 735,
or the gorgeous gold-edition Lumia 930
The 30-minute
GDC session will be held by Iulian Calinov, Lead Program Manager at Microsoft.
The entire post reads, "Modern mobile devices and smartphones are reaching
the computing capabilities reserved until recently for desktop PCs. Windows
10 phones and tablets with 8 CPUs and very
powerful GPUs are expected soon. Despite significant progress in reducing power
consumption these devices are able to draw more power under sustained load than
can be safely dissipated with current passive cooling technologies. Windows 10
and the hardware it runs on are designed to safely handle such situations,
mostly by reducing the system performance - which could affect game-play
negatively. Learn to counter this effect by designing games that achieve
sustained thermal-to-quality tradeoffs in these systems."
Microsoft has
however not detailed anything else for now. The fans would have to wait for the
presentation. Meanwhile Microsoft's Joe Belfiore has also confirmed that
Windows 10 will bring flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec) audio format support on
smartphones and tablets (including small-screen tablets), though it will be
expected in later builds. Belfiore, while replying to a query by a user named
@Lisan_09 on Wednesday, tweeted that,
"@Lisan_09 Yes, FLAC support will be on phones/small tablets... won't be
in the first insider build, though, will be a few months later.."
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